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Putin: We will not run around the world with an outstretched hand
Ukraine
Russian leader Vladimir Putin told the newly convened State Duma that Russia will not beg for handouts as economic deficit concerns mount.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read
NATO responds to Russia's nuclear threats
Ukraine
NATO says its military activities pose no threat to Russia and rejects Moscow’s nuclear rhetoric, while reaffirming its support for Ukraine and commitment to defending Allied territory.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Russia officially threatens NATO with nuclear weapons over Kaliningrad Oblast – Reuters
Ukraine
A Russian diplomatic note seen by Reuters says Moscow could use nuclear weapons if NATO attempts to isolate Kaliningrad Oblast, while the alliance rejects the threat.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read
80 Years After Nuremberg Trials, U.S. Leads Assault on ICC & International Law: Wolfgang Kaleck
Progressive
Eight decades after the Nuremberg trials against Nazi war criminals, the Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on the International Criminal Court, primarily over the tribunal’s pursuit of Israeli leaders for war crimes committed in Gaza. In his recent address to the United Nati
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Progressive
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of ⁠other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under ⁠ Donald Trump ’s hardline ⁠ immigration ​policy . Ho
admin · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
EU to extend Mediterranean mission to counter Russia's shadow fleet by 2 years
Ukraine
The EU Commission is allocating €16.88M to extend its Mediterranean naval mission until 2029, giving its forces updated rules to intercept shadow fleet tankers
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Russian attacks cause dozens of trains to run late
Ukraine
Dozens of Ukrzaliznytsia trains face delays of up to 13 hours following Russian attacks on energy and rail infrastructure, though stations remain intact.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Zelenskyy meets soldiers taking part in Operation Vivaldi on Lyman front
Ukraine
President Zelenskyy visited the Lyman front, awarding soldiers of the 66th Brigade and discussing needs with commanders during Operation Vivaldi.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 4 min read
Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes
Progressive
Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rights With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human rights fund to a slate of awards that
admin · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
‘So much uncertainty’: Michigan’s Arab American businesses navigate Trump’s Canada trade war
Progressive
Ukraine
Arab communities on both sides of the border grapple with ongoing tensions as US-Canada relations continue to sour In Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest community of Arab Americans in the US, one industry has risen above all others in recent years: Yemeni cafes. At the forefront is Qahwah House
admin · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Ukrainian fighter who returned from Scotland to serve killed in action two days before his 21st birthday
Ukraine
Twenty-year-old Arkadii Petrov, who moved to Scotland with his mother, younger brother and two sisters as a teenager, has been killed while carrying out a combat mission in Ukraine's east.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026 · 4 min read
‘Third country’ deportation can resume, US supreme court rules | First Thing
Progressive
Technology
Trump administration can deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. Plus, 550lb bear returns to LA neighborhood Good morning. The supreme court has ruled the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to “third countries” , or countries other than their homeland, without
admin · September 30, 2026 · 2 min read